Week of Events
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using a Chi-squared Analysis
Statistics for Teaching Advanced Science: Part 5 Hypothesis Testing Using a Chi-squared Analysis
(W Sept 23, 5-6:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Parts 5-8 continue the Statistics for Science series to include the skills required in high school Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) science courses. In these workshops, we will learn how and when to use each of the most common statistical tests that are used to […]
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
Online Teaching Techniques: Using Pattern Puzzles to Teach Content
(W Sept 23, 7-8:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) In this 1.5 hr. workshop, teachers will work individually and then as a team to identify a pattern in puzzle pieces that are tell the story of a theorem, function, or process. Once the pattern is defined, participants will use the pattern to predict what comes before […]
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
Remote Teaching and Learning Series: Part 4 Optimizing Critical Thinking in a Synchronous Video Class
(Sa Sept 26, 11am-12:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) This 1.5-hour workshop will address teaching techniques that can be used while conducting a class via live video streaming where all students would meet at the same time (aka synchronous teaching) using a platform such as Google Meets, Zoom, Teams, Webex, etc. During this 1.5-hour workshop, you […]
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
Standards-based Grading Series: Offering Choice Menus for Differentiated Assessment
(Sa Sept 26, 1-2:30 pm Eastern Daylight Time) Participants will be given an example of a choice menu to see how this assessment tool can be used within an online or in-person class. Assessment menus allow greater autonomy in a class as students choose the type of assignment that appeals to them or allows them […]